Chinese Pangolin ‘Manis pentadactyla’ Original inscriptions: ‘Manis pentadactyla Lin: The Short-tailed Manis Pennant. Pangolin. Asiatic Rescherches. Chin Chow Seik. Chinese. Bund or wild Roo. Bengal. Drawn from the life 1st June 1798 from one sent from Chittagong by W. Brommelin. One third nat...
A species of Wolf (possibly) Original inscriptions: Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: From the family Canidae and the identity is not entirely clear, may be the Indian Wolf or an Arabian Wolf.
A species of Wolf (possibly) Original inscriptions: [in English] ‘Male wolf of the Doab’ [in nastaliq on reverse, describing it as a ‘gurg’ in Farsi and a ‘bhediya’ in Hindi] Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: From the family Canidae and the identity is not ent...
Asiatic Jackal, Golden Jackal ‘Canis aureus’ Original inscriptions: [in English] ‘Bengal Jackall from life’ [in nastaliq on reverse, naming it a ‘geedhar’ in Hindi and a ‘shahal’ in Farsi, and saying that it is from Bengal] Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
African Wild Dog (possibly) ‘Lycaon pictus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Breed between a dog and a jackal of Bengal’ Further inscriptions: ‘surely the African ‘Lycaon pictus’’ Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: